Online Sale Alert! Help Me Pick A Dress From Shopbop!

In a couple of weeks I will be going to a VIP preview of a Vivienne Westwood exhibit at the de Young museum in San Francisco. It's on a Saturday night and I'm going to get my makeup done at Sephora beforehand. Sounds like fun huh? But with fun comes the outfit dilemma. Because it's a Saturday night, and one of Britain's most daring designers, I want to wear something bold - but it is at a museum, so not too bold. I was perusing the awesome sale section at shopbop and found three candidate dresses. Help me choose the ONE!

i looooove the DVF! the shape is great, and i always like black and white (i think it's because i can't wear it because i'm so pale, so i'm jealous of what i don't have, haha!) the zambos kind of bores me, and while basic black is always great, i feel like for vivienne westwood it might be TOO basic

I love the first dress, but it seems a little too casual for the evening event. The black dress seems just perfect. It has such a gorgeous shape to it. And for $176 it's a steal!!! I'm not crazy about the red dress at all.

Dress 2. The color will stand out but the design is appropriate for a museum. It's a dress you can wear many more times. It's good casual or dressy. I think this style is more contemporary looking than the other two. This hem-length is more in style now.

I think I'm too late, but...I definitely vote Karen Zambos (dress #2). It has a sleek and modern shape, but with such a fun punch of color!! The DVF is nice, but it's a little cutsie for me, what with the flowers, the sweetheart neckline, AND the ruffle around the hem...it's the kind of dress you can only wear a few times...but the Zambos dress would look great with opaque tights -- and bare-legged when it gets warmer!The third dress is just a little boring...my vote is TOTALLY number 2!!

I think I'm too late, but...
I definitely vote Karen Zambos (dress #2). It has a sleek and modern shape, but with such a fun punch of color!!
The DVF is nice, but it's a little cutsie for me, what with the flowers, the sweetheart neckline, AND the ruffle around the hem...it's the kind of dress you can only wear a few times...but the Zambos dress would look great with opaque tights -- and bare-legged when it gets warmer!
The third dress is just a little boring...my vote is TOTALLY number 2!!

the back on the second one is fab! i love the color.
anjuness, i hate the shopbop models too - their facial expressions are the worst. but i like the redhead's recent haircut.
i spend too much time on that site.

the back on the second one is fab! i love the color.anjuness, i hate the shopbop models too - their facial expressions are the worst. but i like the redhead's recent haircut.i spend too much time on that site.

I like the 2nd one. It seems more conservative until you get to the back. I love the surprise of the back.
Good Luck.
P.S." Am I the only one who really HATES the models that SHOPBOP uses. I can't stand them they always have an air of superiority (for no reason) -- it annoys me so much.